"Lee K. Seitz" wrote:
>
> Jim Leonard boldly stated:
> >
> >That's not quite what I meant, but you pose an interesting point: Is a
> >software package without diskettes collectable at all? I would love to
> >hear everyone's thoughts on this. Personally, I can't place any value
> >at all in a software package that is missing the actual software. No
> >matter how excellent the package and materials are in, it's worthless
> >for me without the actual product, which is sort of the point. Even if
> >the disks are bad, they have to be there (although bad disks are a
> >severe disappointment).
>
> Of course it's collectible! You never know when you'll find the disks
> loose somewhere. Surely you can't tell me you'd pass over a "pink
> frisbee" or Suspended mask package just because the disks were
> missing. Obviously a package with disks is worth more than one
> without and a one with working disks should be worth more than one
> with non-working disks.
The Suspended frisbee is a special case -- of course I'd grab it because
everyone else is trying to. But I guarantee you I would probably use it
as barter or trade material, because EVERYONE has Suspended.
I guess it all goes to say that worth and/or value is in the eye of the
beholder.
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